Liga Futebol Timor-Leste Primeira Divisão

Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão (often referred to as the Primeira Divisão) is the men's top level professional football competition of Timor Leste in the Timorense football league system.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Primeira Divisão

Founded	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Country	Timor Leste
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	8
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Segunda Divisão
Domestic cup(s)	Taça 12 de Novembro Super Taça
International cup(s)	AFC Challenge League
Current champions	Karketu Dili (3rd title) (2023)
Most championships	Karketu Dili (3 titles)
Current: 2024 Liga Futebol Timor-Leste

History

The Primera Divisão started from the 2016 season onwards and replaced Super Liga Timorense as the top tier league in Timor Leste. SLB Laulara become the first champions of the inaugural league.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} In 2020, Lalenok United became the first team from the competition to represent Timor Leste in the AFC Cup after winning the competition in 2019, however, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic, the tournament was cancelled.^[12]

Timor Leste club is then given a qualifying play-off phase from the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League onwards.

Overview

Asian club competition eligibility

The champions of the league are eligible for represent Timor Leste in the AFC Challenge League qualification round.^[13]

Relegation from Primeira Divisão

Up to two teams at the bottom of the league will face a direct relegation to the Segunda Divisão.

Championship history

Year	Champion	Runners-up	3rd place	Ref
2016	SLB Laulara	Karketu Dili	Porto Taibesi	[14]
2017	Karketu Dili	Ponta Leste	Carsae	[15]
2018	Boavista TL	Karketu Dili	Atlético Ultramar	[16]
2019	Lalenok United	Boavista	Ponta Leste	[17]
2021	Karketu Dili	Lalenok United	Ponta Leste	[18]
2023	Karketu Dili	SLB Laulara	Ponta Leste	[19]

Most successful clubs

Club	Winner	Runner-up	Years won
Karketu Dili	3	2	2017, 2021, 2023
Lalenok United	1	1	2019
Boavista TL	1	1	2018
SLB Laulara	1	1	2016
AS Ponta Leste	–	1	–

Awards

Top scorers

Year	Scorer	Club	Goals	Ref
2016	Patrich Wanggai	Karketu Dili	10
2017	Tingga	Karketu Dili	13
2018	Fábio Christian	Atlético Ultramar	17
2023	Edit Savio	Emmanuel	7

Best XI

Year	Goalkeeper	Defender	Midfielder	Striker	Ref
2016	Fagio Augusto (Porto)	Nelson Viegas (Karketu) Nelson Mendonca (Benfica) Anggisu Barbosa (Porto) Ade (Ponta Leste)	Nataniel Reis (Carsae) Boavida Olegario (Académica) José Oliveira (Benfica)	João Pedro (Benfica) Rufino Gama (Académica) Silveiro Garcia (Ponta Leste)	[20]